Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or the later mentioned play.

Namine slammed her locker door with a satisfying bang. "No."

"But Namine…" Kairi stared at her blonde best friend with violet puppy dog eyes, a begging expression adorning her pretty face. "Pleeeease?"
"Kairi, are you crazy?!"

"No! And it's because I'm not crazy that I'm making you do this! I know you love to act. This could be your big break!"

"It's a school play," Namine interjected.

Kairi continued, unfazed. "You don't even have to go out for Juliet."

"Yeah, we both know Selphie's getting that, even if she has to kill the person who has it," Namine said, rolling her eyes.

"Exactly. Just go out for a minor role. I promise, it won't kill you."

"Nope, nope, aaaand nope. In case you missed it, no one even knows who I am. Only popular people get parts."

"Who cares? You're better than Selphie any day!" Kairi exclaimed adamantly.

"I said no!" As Namine turned to walk away from her too-persistent friend, she ran straight into a much less annoying blonde friend. Righting herself, blushing, she apologized.

"Ah, no worries, Nams. Now what was that about you trying out for the play?" Roxas wiggled his eyebrows, grinning.

Kairi suddenly reappeared behind her. "Well, I'm trying to get her to. But she refuses. Help?"

Namine glared at them both. "Come on! Double teaming is not fair."

"I bet I can convince you," he said.

"No, you can't."

"Can too."

"Try me," she said, raising her eyebrows.

"Fine," he said, holding up a finger. "A: This is a junior class school play in a small town. There's not going to be more than 150 people. You've helped your parents cater to a thousand. B:," he said, ticking off another finger, "You'd only go out for a minor part. No biggie. C: I know you have the time to do it, since all you do is draw."

"Hey!" Namine interjected.

"Hay is for horses. I'm not finished. D: You get to be in a play with me." Roxas grinned, cocking his head to one side. "And we all know I'm wonderful. And sexy."

"Oh really, Mr. Arrogant," Namine teased. "How do you even know you'll get a part?"
Kairi stepped in, "Considering he has gotten a starring role in every single play the school has held since sixth grade, I think he'll get one." She only grinned in response to Namine's glares.

Namine let out a long sigh, thinking it over. She never had any afterschool plans anyway, and she did like to act….aaaaand Roxas would be there…

"Fine."
Kairi cheered, jumping up and down, and highfived a smiling Roxas. "Auditions are at 3:30 today. And I'm showing up just to make sure you do too!"

"I know, I know. Gosh, you guys are persistent."
"More Roxas than me, considering my daily begging for a week did nothing, yet he got you to do it in two sentences. Very suspicious, you two…"

Both Namine and Roxas rolled their eyes at their redheaded friend.

"Har har, Kai. Just friends, as we have said ONE THOUSAND TIMES BEFORE," Roxas responded.

As he walked away, saying something about being late for algebra, Namine couldn't help but deflate a little.

Kairi tugged at her arm. "Yeah, one's just a friend, but the other's not…" she said in a singsongy voice.

"Kai, it's a microscopic crush! No way will anything become of it!"

"You know, that's what I always thought about Sora and I. And now look," Kairi replied smugly.

"That's wayyy different than Roxas and I," Namine sighed.

"Not if I get my way…" said Kairi, smiling mischievously. She added on, "And considering the play is Romeo and Juliet…"

By 3:15, Namine couldn't wait for the auditions.

Just so Kairi would shut up about them.

Shushing her friend for the hundredth time, Namine said, "I swear, if you don't shut up, I'm not going."

"Yes, you are."

"Remember, I'm only going out for a small part. Juliet's Nurse doesn't have too many lines."
"Sadly, that's true. I'd pay good money to see you as Juliet, kissing some guy onstage."

"Kairi!"

When the bell rang, Kairi dragged Namine to the auditorium, talking the whole time. How long until this stupid thing is over?

Entering the auditorium and sitting down next to Kairi, she suddenly felt butterflies swoop in her stomach. While Namine had learned to get over speaking in front of the class, this many people still made her very, very nervous.

And she was going to act in front of them…

The drama teacher's voice snapped her out of her daze. "Hello, everyone! I am Mr. Leonhart, and I will be the director of this play. And, as the director, I'm also picking the cast."

Kairi leaned over to Namine and whispered, "He's nice. I had him last year. He's pretty fair."

"As long as he doesn't bow down to Selphie the school donator's daughter like most teachers, he sounds good to me."

Namine tuned back in. "Now, instead of having you all audition for separate parts, I've decided to do something a little different this year. Every girl will read for Juliet, and every boy for Romeo. I will then assign you where I think you will fit best."

The girl's already pale face went pure white. Oh. No. Kairi, of course, started jumping up and down. "Now you'll HAVE to go out for a major part!" she whispered just a bit too loud. The boy behind her shushed the two.

Mr. Leonhart looked down at a sheet of paper. "First up to audition…Selphie Mura!"

A girl with piercing green eyes and meticulously curled brown hair pranced up to the stage. "Hello, everyone!" Selphie said in the most fake-excited tone Namine had ever heard. "I am Selphie, and I will be auditioning for…Juliet! Then again, everyone is. Oops!" She let out a giggle that, in Namine's opinion, made her sound even more like a ditz. Looking over at Kairi and seeing her friend roll her eyes, others agreed.

As Selphie launched into an overacted rendition of Shakespeare, Roxas plopped down next to Namine. He leaned over. "Did I miss anything?"

"All the girls are auditioning for Juliet, and all the boys for Romeo," Namine said bluntly, narrowing her eyes.

Roxas laughed at her expression. "It'll be okay, Nams. I'm sure he could switch you to the part you want."

"Who says I'll even get a part?"

"Me."

Against her will, Namine felt herself smiling a bit.

Selphie finished her monologue and walked off of the stage to applause from her minions. "Very good," Mr. Leonhart said in a bored tone. "Next up is….Roxas Hikari."

A look of nervousness passed over her friend's face, and she laid a hand on his arm. "You're going to do great," Namine whispered. He smiled and stood, walking towards the stage.

The two girls watched him perform. He really did come alive on stage, and everyone else in the auditorium could tell. Namine wished she had even a little of his talent. He was definitely going to be Romeo. And Selphie would end up getting Juliet.

She let out a sigh just as Roxas came walking back to his seat.

And then she heard her name called.

Kairi pushed her up, and she nervously walked down the aisle, taking the script Mr. Leonhart handed her. Gulping, she looked out at the audience, then back at the script, and began to read.

"Juliet. 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;

Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.

What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,

Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part

Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!"

As she read, she felt her nervousness melt away, and her love for acting show as she performed.

"What's in a name? that which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet;

So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,

Retain that dear perfection which he owes

Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,

And for that name which is no part of thee

Take all myself."

When she finished, there was a silence before the entire auditorium burst into applause. In the back, she could see Kairi and Roxas standing up, cheering.

Mr. Leonhart quieted the auditorium. "Very good, Namine! I can't believe I've never seen you in a play before!"

She walked back to her seat, listened to the other auditions, and heard when the cast would be announced with only one thought in her mind.

Oh. No.

Oh my gosh, Audrey's doing a multi-chapter story? And she planned the whole thing out chapter by chapter? And she's already working on the next chapter? No way.

Okay, I have a lot to say. First off, thank you to kinmoku2 for giving me this story idea way back when. It may be a bit overused, but it's a great one! :D Second off, thanks to everyone who's been reading my occasional oneshots. While the recent ones I might take down, the others I do like. J Feel free to go read those!

Third off. Is anyone looking for a beta? Seeing as I'm considering being an editor, I would like to try betaing. If so, message me, please!

Fourth off. Please follow, favorite, and REVIEW! The more reviews, the faster the next chapter!

~Audrey